About the Films Almost a Woman Based on the books When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago Directed by Betty Kaplan Screenplay by Esmeralda Santiago The American Based on the book by Henry James Directed by Paul Unwin Screenplay by Michael Hastings Anna Karenina Based on the book by Leo Tolstoy Directed by David Blair Screenplay by Allan Cubitt Daniel Deronda Based on the book by George Eliot Directed by Tom Hooper Screenplay by Andrew Davies David Copperfield Based on the book by Charles Dickens Directed by Simon Curtis Screenplay by Adrian Hodges A Death in the Family Based on the book by James Agee Directed by Gil Cates Adapted by Robert W. Lenski Doctor Zhivago Based on the book by Boris Pasternak Directed by Giacomo Campiotto Screenplay by Andrew Davies Far from the Madding Crowd Based on the book by Thomas Hardy Directed by Nicholas Renton Screenplay by Philomena McDonagh Goodbye, Mr. Chips Based on the book by James Hilton Directed by Stuart Orme Screenwriter: Hannah Weaver Great Expectations Based on the book by Charles Dickens Directed by Julian Jarrold Adapted by Tony Marchant The Hound of the Baskervilles Based on the book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Directed by David Attwood Screenplay by Allan Cubitt The Merchant of Venice Based on the play by William Shakespeare Directed by Trevor Nunn The Mill on the Floss Based on the book by George Eliot Directed by Graham Theakston Screenplay by Hugh Stoddart Northanger Abbey Based on the book by Jane Austen Directed by David Attwood Screenplay by Allan Cubitt Oliver Twist Based on the book by Charles Dickens Directed by Renny Rye Adapted by Alan Beasdale Othello Based on the play by William Shakespeare Directed by Geoff Saxe Screenplay by William Davies Our Town Based on the play by Thornton Wilder Directed by James Naughton Rebecca Based on the book by Daphne Du Maurier Directed by Jim O'Brien Screenplay by Arthur Hopcraft The Road from Coorain Based on the book by Jill Ker Conway Directed by Brendan Maher Screenplay by Sue Smith The Turn of the Screw Based on the novella by Henry James Directed by Ben Bolt Screenplay by Nick Dear Wuthering Heights Based on the book by Emily Brontë Adapted by Neil MacKay More Films You may want to use these other Masterpiece Theatre productions based on great literature. Bleak House, based on the book by Charles Dickens Cora, Unashamed, based on the short story by Langston Hughes The Forsyte Saga, based on the books by John Galsworthy Jude the Obscure, based on the book by Thomas Hardy King Lear, based on the play by William Shakespeare Madame Bovary, based on the book by Gustave Flaubert Middlemarch, based on the book by George Eliot Our Mutual Friend, based on the book by Charles Dickens The Ponder Heart, based on the book by Eudora Welty The Song of the Lark, based on the book by Willa Cather Credits This teacher's guide was produced by the Educational Outreach department of the WGBH Educational Foundation. Director, Educational Outreach Karen Barss Manager, Editorial Content Sonja Latimore Print Project Director Cyrisse Jaffee Associate Editor Amy Kittenplan Hubbard Writer Katherine Schulten Advisors Dale Allender Associate Executive Director National Council of Teachers of English Amy Anderson Wellesley High School Wellesley, MA Anne Kornfeld Newcomers High School Long Island City, NY Michele Leong Newton North High School Newton, MA David McCullough Jr. Wellesley High School Wellesley, MA Rachel Skerritt Boston Latin School Boston, MA Masterpiece Theatre is a registered trademark of the WGBH Educational Foundation Funding provided by Exxon Mobil Corporation. ©2004 WGBH Educational Foundation. Permission is granted for reproduction of this printed material for educational use only. All other rights reserved. Film in the Classroom: Film in the Classroom Home | About This Guide | Introduction The Language of Film | Adaptation | Literary Elements | Wrap Up Resources | Masterpiece Theatre Online Features | About the Films Guides | Book Club | Timelines | Learning Links Broadcast Schedule | Feature Library Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback ©